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No. 840,369. PATENTED JAN. 1, 1907.

G. W. PRINGLE.

AUTOMATIC LATHE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 26.1901.

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Specification of Iietters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1.1997.

I s... filed Alignlt 28,1901. Serial No. 73,245.

To all it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. PRINGLE, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Automatic Lathes and I-do h eby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference "inked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to improvements in automatic lathes, and more particularly an 15 automatic lathe designed for shaping or turning articles of wood or other material and providingscrew-threads thereon.

As shown, the machine is adapted to turn and thread electrical insulator-pins, such as .20 used in telegraph construction or the like.

' The inventiomhowever, is obviously adaptable to many other uses.

The invention embraces many novel fe'a tures of construction and consists of the mat- 2 5 tershereinafter described, and more fully plointed out and defined in the appended c alms.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front eleva-- tion of a device embodyln my invention.

30 Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of t e same. Fig. 3

is an elevation of the driving. end of the machine. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the opposite end of the machine. Fig. 5-is atop plan view of the same. Fig. 6 is a section taken 5 on line 6 6 of Fig. 1. F1 7 is a section taken on line 7 7 of Fig. 1. ig. 8 is an enlarged detail illustrating the cutting means. Fig. 9

is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation of the cutting means. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary 40 side elevation of themain arbor and chucks. Fig. 11 is a longitudinal section of the same, showing the arbor in elevation. Fig. 12 is a section taken on line 12 12 of Fig. 11. Fig. 13 is a section taken on line 13 13 of Fi 10.

5 Fig.. 14 isa section taken on line 14 14 ofFig. 13. Fig. 15 is a longitudinal section of one of the chucks. Fig. 16 is an enlarged side elevation of the roughing-tool. Fig. 17 is an end elevation of the. same. Fig. 18 is 9.

5c side elevation ofthe revolving dog which acts to lock the arbor during the operation of the cutting means. Fig. 19 is a plan view of the samef Fig. 20 is a side elevation of the locking-lever for the said dog. 21

two positions.

is a rear elevation of the same. 22 is a v 5 side elevation of the fim's or smoot tool. Fig. 22 is a simila f v iew taken m -g different position. 'Fig. 23 is an endelevation of the same. Fig. 24 is a plan new of the; hangersor brackets in which the threader-.6o shaft is journaled. Fig. 25 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 26 1s an enlarged view of the threader-saws, showing their shaft in section. Fig. 27 is an edge elevation of the same. I'Fig. 28 is a-detail" of the cam which actuates the chucks into engagement with the blanks to be operated upon. 'Fig'. 29is an endelevation. of the same. Fig.30is an enlarged detail of means for forc' said chucks into positive en agement wit the blanks. Fig. 31 is a si e elevation of the, same. Fig. 32 is a side elevation of the camwheel illustrated in Fig. 30. Fig. 33 is a face view of the same. Fig. 34 is an enlarged face view of the cam which acts to throw the 7 5 vthreader into and out of engagement. Fig.

35 is a section taken on line 35 35 of Fig. 34. Fi 36is a face view of the cam operating the fender. Fig. 37 is a section taken on line 37 37 of Fig. 36. Fig. 38 is a front view of'the cam that operates the locking-arm. Fig. 39 is a section taken on line 39 39 of Fig. 38. Fig. 40 is a detail of the fender and its operating-cam, showing said fender in its Fig. 41 is a side elevation of. a finlshed pin such as the machine-is adapted to form. Fi 42 is a fragmentary longitudinal vertica? section of the machine,. taken through the, standards B and B and with parts removed. As shown in said drawings, A and A indi' cate the two end members of a frame, which may be constructed of cast metal or any desired material. Said end members are relatively low on the front side thereof and 'exv 5 tending upwardly on the rear side and are connected to each other by transverse frame members a a a a, rigidly secured thereto by bolting or like means. A table B, also of cast metal, as shown, isrigidly secured onwe top of the lower or front portion of said end members and extends over the' same at each" end, as indicated in Fig. 1. On said table or bed B is supported the cuttin and operating mechanism hereinafter descrl ed. a

- C indicates a main driving-shaft journaled horizontally on therear end of the frame and provided with tight and loose pulleys in. a

, familiar manner and also with the pulleys right members B and B,

shaft D" and gear a c, secured, respectively, on the ends there of and adapted to drive the mechanism hereinafter described.

,Ri idly secured on the top of the table or bed on the front side thereof, are the standards B and 13*, located, respectively, on each side of. the center and, as shown,

curved inwardly and secured together at their u per ends by means of the bar I), rigidly bo ted thereto and on which is rigid y secured the feed-chute 12', adapted to: receive blanks and to deliver the same one by one to the operatin means. cured on each end said bed are the upand rigidly bolted on said upright member B is the upri ht B". An upwardly-extendin arm B is the other end of. said rame to the member B". A stayrod b .is rigidly secured to the t of each.

0t 1' ,means affording antifriction-bearinlgs in the standards B and B is the arbor Said arbor is providedon its end adjacent to the frame member A with a cam d in the form of a cross rigidly secured thereto, as in I dicated in Figs. 10 and 11. Journaled arallel with the arbor D is the shaft D, W 'ch is provided on its outer end adjacent to said cam d with a ear-wheel d, provided on its inner face wit a roller (1?, adapted to engage in said cross, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3-, thereby giving the arbor an intermittent motion-that is to sa causing said arbor D to turn one-quarter o a revolution with each complete revolution of said gear d. Said cl are driven from the main shaft 0 by means of a shaft C, journaled parallel therewith and having)a pulley c thereon adapted to receive the elt from said main shaft. A sprocket-wheel is secured on the shaft C, and a chain leads therefrom over a sprocket-wheel 0 on a the outer end shaft 0 located above the same and par-' allel therewith. A sprocket-chain leads around a second sprocket-wheel thereon and around a sprocket-wheel on the shaft G at of which is secured a pinion c, which meshes with the gear (1 The drive of the arbor is comparatively slow, the speed of the drive bein successively reduced on each of said shafts by driving-from a smaller to a larger pulley on successive shafts. A shifting lever 0 pivoted on the frame member a, actuates a clutch member on the shaft C into engagement with a complemental clutch member secured on the sprocket-wheel 0 thereby enabling the operator to control the operation of the arbor.

Rigidly secured on the arbor D, on each side of the center of the same, are the sleeves D and D which are non-rotatively secured thereon by means of a key and a feather, respectively, as shown. Said sleeves are pro vided on diametrically opposite sides thereof Rigidly sebo ted at Journaled on half-bearings or with bearing members rigidly bolted thereto, each provided with two bearings parallel with the arbor D, those secured on the sleeve D 'being indicated by d (1". Those on the sleeve D are indicated by 11 11". J ournaled in said bearings d dare the rotative chucks provided-at their inner ends with a centering point and dogs adapted to engage the ends of the blanks to bee erated upon and at their outer ends with tile pinions e, ri idly securedthereon. E indicates a gearw eelrotative on the arbor D and having rigidly bolted on the side adjacent to the pinions e and in position to mesh therewith an internally-geared rim e as shown in Fig.-

11. The shaft D is provided with a pinion located in position to mesh with the gear E on the arbor D.

The sleeve D is located in close proximity to the standard B and is provided with bearings d d, corres ondin with the bearings d and d on the s eeve. and in which the s indles E have their bearings. Said spin- -es are also provided at their ends adjacent to the chucks E with center points adapted to engage the opposite end of the blank from that'engaged by the chucks E. Said spindles are, as shown, longitudinally extensible, being reduced at the rear ends thereof, as indicatedin Fig. 15, and engaged in the cylindriclongitudinally-socketed shafts e. A pin 0' pagsesthrough said socketed shaft and the en ceive the same. Washers e e are secured on said socketed shaft e and said spindle E and a strong coiled spring 6 is engaged between the same, acting normally to hold the spindle E extended with respect to said socketed shaft. A pin e acts to limit the forward movement of the spindle through the bearing d.

The chute b is so located with respect to the arbor that as the arbor revolves the of the spindle E, which is slotted to rechucks and spindles preferably pass on each side of the chuteand engage to 11ft therefrom a block held therein, as shown in Fig. 8. The spindles E? are free to move longitudinally inward into position to engage the block against the center of the corresponding chuck E. Means are provided. for forcing the same inwardly, comprising an arm F, pivoted on the upright member B and extending upwardly therefrom and rovided at its upper end with an adjustab e thrust-shaft f, the end of which extends into position to engage the successive rear ends of the socketed shafts e when the spindles are in sition to engage ablock in said chute. T e lower end of said arm extends below its pivot and inwardly in position to engage a cam -wheel F secured on the shaft D, having a projecting cam-surface on its face. A strong spring 2 acts to ho d the lower end of the arm F at all times in engagement with the face of said cam wheel or disk. Fig. 30 illustrates the movement of said arm. On the inner end of the standard B is the circular fixed carndisk F doncentric with the arbor, as shown in Figs. 1, 28, and 29. The face of said camdisk is inclined or beveled inwardly, as shown I in Figs; 28 and 29, from the point where the ends of the socketed shafts e first approach I the same and terminates at the point where' said socketed shafts leave the face thereof.

The 0, eration of this partof my invention is as foll dws: During therevolution of the arbor the protruding ends of the socketed shafts e come in almement with the thrustrod f secured on the arm F, at the time when the cam on the cam-wheel F is in osition to actuate said arm. Thearm is oscillated to the position shown ,in dotted lines in Fig.

30,1 thereby bringing the end of the thrust-' r into contact successively with the ends of t e socketed shafts efiforcmg the spindles inwardly-into enga ement' in the center of the lowermost blan or block held in the chute with sufficient force toengage the same against the center of the chuck E o posite. At the moment the thrust-rod f has accomplished this} the socketed shaft 8 and spindle E firmly n the ends of the blank end of which is andcausing the blank to revolve therewith. The sprin e actstd peimit the spindles to readilya just themselves to the varying hardness of the material operated upon. The thrust-rod f-after 'havinaccomplished its oflice is retractedrurider t e influence of its spring f into ositidn to engage the next succeeding s ind fi'nrthe'manner heretofore described. he arbor, as before described, revolves intermittently, making a slight pause at each quarter of eachrevolution. The chucks E, however, with theblanks engaged thereby, revolve continuously and uniformly by. means of the shaft D. For

the purpose of stopping said arbor-exactly at,

each quarter-turn 1n 0 erativerelation to the cutting mechanism a 0g Gis rigidly secured on the arbor D, as shown, 'infront of the sleeve D Said dog is provided with four arms 9, arranged'jaitright angles with each other and which project upwardly'between the chucks, as shown in Fi 7. Atthe extremity of. each is a rad arm, but which preferably is a piece of chilled or hardened metal, which is rigidly bolted thereon. .Pivotally secured on the bed B is the upwardly-extending arm G, the up er rovided with a recess a jacent to the dog in which is secured an out 'wardly-p'rojecting block g, downwardly inclined on itsfront surface and provided with ial projection or detent g, which. may be integral'with the a horizontal slot adapted to receive the projection g on said dog. A spring G, herein shown as a leaf-spring, acts topress the upper end ofsaid arm inwardly into engagin position. On the shaft'D is rigidly secured a cam g adapted to actuate said arm G, 013' which is secured an adjustable contact-plece g in position to be engaged by said cam. Said contact-piece comprises, as shown, a plate slidably secured on said arm by a bolt, whereby the same may be adjusted transversely of the arm to secure anydesired throwiof the upper end of said arm to engage and release the detent g. i

Referring now to the means for shaping the blank, H indicates what I shall term the r'oug means. I indicates a trimming or smoot nsg head, and J indicates the threaders. aid means, as shown, are lo-' cated .in position to engage the blank atsuccessive quarters of the revolution of the arbor, or, in other words, at oints where the arbor is at rest momentari ,and it will be seen by referrin to Fig. S that the oint for receiving the b ank for rou hing t e same, for smoothing the same, an for cutting the threads thereon are. each located approximately ninety degrees apart. The roughingmeans consist. of a plurality of circular saws h of such size and so arranged in close contact with each other, as indicated in Fig. 16,

that the outer surface thereof corresponds with the longitudinal contour of the pin or article to be turned. Said saws are arran ed to roughly form the cylindric head or en of the pin and to shape the opposite end thereof to receive the. threads. As shown, said sawsfare each provided with a plurality of teeth and so arranged upontheir arbor or mandrel that-the teeth thereof coincide and extend in an oblique line across the face thereof, thereby presentin an oblique cutting edge to the grain of t e wood. A saw h of somewhat greater diameter than the saws h is secured on the same arbor and designed'to provide an oflset or shoulder on the pin, as indicated in Fig. 41. Said saws may be secured upon their arbor by any desired means. 7 As shown, however, a nut or collar-h is rigidly secured on the arbor and against which the saws or cutters are clamped byrneans of a nut 72., which en ages on theopposite end of said arbor. The arbor H, with its cutters, is j ournaled above and at one side of the main arbor D on the side opposite from the feedchute which delivers the blanks thereto and in such position that the roughing-head H revolves oppositely from the rotation of the blank. Means are provided for adjustably supporting said arbor H and for ad'ustin the same inde endentl of the a J g E y other oplerative parts of t e machine, com-W prising orizontal Ways K, integral with the machine-frame,-as shown in Fig. 6, adapted to slidably support the slide-bar K, at the olubly supported on the ways K, engages in said s e-bar and acts by the rotation thereof to move the same transversely of the machine, or,in other words, ad'ust the roughing-head H with respect to t e blank to be operated upon. k indicates a hand-wheel on which is secured a threaded shaft adapted to engage and lock said slide-bar with respect to its ways when -in its adjusted osition in a familiar manner. The arbor 1s provided at its outer end with a pulley H ada ted to receive the driving-belt H3.

e smoothing or trimmi head consists of a lurality of cutter-heads I, rigidly secured upon the arbor I, located beneath the arbor H of the rou hing-head and in position to engagethe blan as shown in 6 and 8, when diametricall opposite the receivingchute. The cutter-ligal I crilnsists of alcaisiti or for i rovi e wit op osite r cted fac sf n which knives are adjust ably secured by means of stud-bolts, as indicated in Fig. 23. Said knives are set slightly oblique to the arbor I, thereby engaging the grain of the wood at the most advantageous angle for cutting the same smoothly. Obviously the'con ormation of cutt' edges will depend upon the form of the artic e to be turned. In this instance the knives being designed to turn the s indle of an insulatingpin the edges thereo will at all times be at equal distance from the axis, thereby causing the same when rotating to have a cylindric appearance. Saidcutter-head is secured on t e arbor I by means of set-screws, as illdlcated in Figs. 22 and 22, which extend therethrough and en age the arbor. The cutter I is similar in all res ects to the cutter I, with the exception that the edges of its knives are inclined, as shown in Fig. 22, to form the taper of the pm. For the purpose of forming the shoulder at the inner end of the cylindric portion of the same blades i are secured between said cutter-heads I and I on diametrically opposite sides of the arbor, and the outer edges thereof are provided with serrations or saw-teeth. Said blades are adapted to be adjusted radially of the arbor by means of set-screws, which extend through elon: gated longitudinal slots in said blades and engage 1n the plates I I integral with the cutter I.

Means are provided for adjusting the trimming or smoothing head to its work similar to the means for adjusting the roughing-head. In this instance the ways L are ocated beneath the ways K, and a slide-bar L is supported thereon and adapted to move transversely of the machine by a screw-shaft provided with a hand-wheel Z which is rotatably secured on the ways and the screwages the bear- Clam s1 are secured on t e inner end of the slide-- at, and the bear' or box I of the arbor is removably secur therein-by means of set-screws, as shown in 6 and 8. A hand-wheel provided with a screw-shaft l operates to lock the silde-ba-r in its adjusted position, as before described for the handwheel is and its shaft. A pulley I is secured on the outer end of the arbor beneath the pulle H of the arbor H and the belt H whic actuates the roughing-head, passes around said pulleys, as shown in Fig. 3, and around a tensionulley or tightener H, as shown in Fig. 3. Said ti htener ma be any familiar form of belt-tigditener an in this threaded end of which e ages the slide-bar.

instance is provided with a weight k to roduce the desired strain upon the belt. he roughing and smoothin thus caused to rotate in e same direction cutter-heads are that is to sa in a directionoppositeto the rotation of t e blank.

The threadi -head J is located below "the arbor and diametrically opposite from the roughing-head, and consists of a plurality of threading-saws rigidly secured on the arbor J in close contact with each other, as shown in Fig. 27, in which two of such saws are shown. The edges of said saws are tapered to conform to the shape of the thread, and, teeth are provided thereon of such shape 'as to (provide cutting edges at their periphery an at alternate edges of the plate, as indicated in Figs. 26 and 27. Means are provided for moving said threader-head into and out of engagement with the blank and longitudinally during the cutting operation thereof, as follows: The arborJ is'journaled adjacent to the threader-head on the curved bracket J pivoted on the horizontal shaft Jr", rigidlyv secured at one end on the upright mem er B. Said brackets are ada' ted to slide lo itudinally of the shaft J he end of said s aft or arbor J beyond said hangers or brackets J is provided with the pulley 7', adapted to receive the belt 7' from the driving-pulley c, as shown in 1. Said hangers are of such form as to permit the shaft to lie with the driving end thereof inclined downward, as shown in Figs. 9 and 24, thereby setting the cutters of the threading-head at an angle with "the axis of revolution of the blank e ual to the lead of the desired. thread on the shed pin, as shown in Fig. 9. A strong spring 9', herein shown as a spiral spring, is secured at one end on one of said han ers and at the other end is secured on a bra ket-arm 7' at the end of the machine by means of a bolt which en ages in said spring and which passes through said bracket-arm j and is engaged by a thumb-nut, whereby tension of the spring may be adjusted. Said spring acts normally to'hold the shaft-"and threadi -head retracted longitudinally, as

indicate in Fig. 9. Means are provided for moving said shaft s nng a distance tance between a acent threads for the purpose of completing said threads. For thispurpose a compound eamd is rigidly secured on the shaft 1) and provided with a radial cam-surface j and a cam-sm'face if, having its face directed lo itudinally of t e shaft and in the direction the draft of said spring. A traveler-or contact-piece 7" is rigidly secured by bolting or like means on the bracket=arni J adjacent to the threadlug-head, in position to be engaged by both of said cam-surfaces, as indicated 1n Figs. 8 and 34. A spring 7'", herein shown as a leafhtly greater than the agginst the tension of-said 8 spring, engages beneath said bracket-arm and acts "to old said threading-head J upwardliy in position to engage the blank. Said camisks are so-adjusted and proportioned as to permit the threadi -he'ad to remain in engagement with the blallfir or pin during but little more. than one revolution of 'said' pin. The angle of inclination of the axis of said threading-head to the axis of said pin provides the desired lead of thread, and at'the moment the said thread-cutters come into engagement with said pin the longitudinally- -directed cam-face engages the traveler 7' a and forces thebracket-arm J 2 with the shaft J and cutter-head, longitudinally of the pin a distance approximatelgrequal to the w1th between two adjacent t eads. When the pin has com leted approximately one revoead has traveled said.

ution,the t eadingdistance longitudinally, and the radial cam projection engages said traveler and forces the bracket-arm downwardly, thereby throwing said threading-head out of engagement with the pin. For the urpose of admitting ready adjustment of the parts of said compound cam J the same is constructed, preferably, in the form of two sleeves, of which the inner is provided with the radial cam-surface f and adjustably secured on the shaft and the outer with the longigitudinal cam-surface j. V Said outer sleeve is secured upon the inner by means of a setscrew or any desired means to hold the same in its adjusted position. When the threadinghead is thrown'out of engagement with the pin, the arbor D again makes one-fourth of the revolution into position to receive another blank, and just before the completion of said movement the pin is released and discharged from the machine. For the pur-' pose of disengaging the pin a cam pro'ection e is rigidly secured on the inner si e near the to of the standard B in position to enage tlie pin a on the part'E and acting to force the same rearwardly out of engagement with the end of the finished pin just as the pin carried by -said arbor approaches the. under side of said feed-chute.

The rotation of the pin when released from its carrying means acts to throw the same forwardly out chucks and tail-stock spindle.

of the machine. The arbor continues its revolution until in position to e age another. blank from the feed-chute, w en it isv again arrested by the dog and another blank secured therein, as before described,

thereon by bolting or like means. Said'fen- Y der is of a le th suflici'ent to project beyond each end of t e pin or blank carriedby the arbor and curves upwardl and inwardly, as indicated in full lines in ,ig. 40, into close proximity with and beneath said chute. A cam m, details of which are shown in Fi s. 36 and 37, is rigidly secured on the shaft F, as indicated in Fig, 40-, and engages a part secured on said fender and acts to force the same rearwardly against the action of'the spring m to the position shown in dotted lines at the moment the pin is released, thereby permitting the pin, which is thrown ugwardly and forwardly as it leaves the ma- 0 'ne, to pass over the top of the same, when the fender immediately swings inwardly to the osition shown in full lines.

The 0 eration is as follows:' The blanks of a desire dimension are placed in the chute, as shown in Fig. 8, and the machine started in operation. When the centers are in alinement opposite the lowermost blank, the thrust-rpd moves longitudinally andenga es the inner end of the socketed spindle e am 'l forces the same longitudinally, thereby engaging the blank on the centers of the- The dog is now released and the arbor a'gain revolved; carrying the spindle out of engagement with the thrust-rod and into engagement with the cam F which acts to force the same longituwith the blank in position to be engaged by the roughing-head and the next succeeding chuck and tail center engaging another blank, when the roughing operation is completed, the dog is again released, and the arbor rotates in position for the smoothing-or trimming head to engage said bl'ank, While the succeeding blank 1s in position to be engaged by the roughing-head and a blank in the chute is being engaged by the chuck and tail center diametrlcally opposite from the smoothing-head; When the smoothing or head finishes its operation, the arbor again-revolves, bringing the smoothed blank, which now is finished with the exception of the thread, into position to be en'- gaged by the thread-cutting head, which, as

said threading-head into and out of engage' ment with said blank is so adjusted as to permit said threading-head to be in engagement with the pin only while said pin is making approximately one revolution, and at the moment said threading-saws engage the pin that each of the threading the face of the cam i forces the threadinghead longitudinally thereof a distance equal to the width between adjacent threads, so saws orcutters of said thread-cutting hea finishes the cut started by'the preceding saw. When the thread is complete, the threadin -head is thrown out of engagement and t e arbor again revolves to the discharging position with the completed pin still rotating. The rear end of the tail-stock spindle now passes out of enga ement with the cam F and the cam e on fiie'standard B at the same time engages in front of the in e and forces the same rearwardly, there y releasing the tail centers from the finished pin at the same moment that the cam m engages the fender and forces the same outwardly in the position 4 shown in dotted lines in Fig. 40, in which position the pin under impetus due in part to its rotation and the upward swing on the arbor passes over-said fender and falls beside the machine. The fender after the pin passes over the same immediately returns to its normal position under the action of its spring. This operation is repeated as long as the blanks are supplied in the chute.

Obviously it may be desirable to manufacture ins of different lengths and sizes, and for t 's p ose the sleeve D is adjustably secured ont e arbor D by means of a feather, as indicated in Fig. 11, and is adapted to be secured in an adjusted position longitudinally of the shaft by means of the set-screw or setscrews indicated in Fig. 10. So, too, if it is desired to make pins of larger or smaller diameter the roughing or trimming head may be adjusted, as before described, by means of the respective slide-bars on which are secured the bearing-boxes for said heads. Obviously, too, many other articles other than insulating-pins, as herein described, may be constructed by a machine embodying my invention, and many of the details of construction may be modified without departing from the principle of my invention. I claim as my invention- 1. In a device of the class described the combination with a plurality of chucks of a rotary cutter journaled obliquely thereto and means for moving said cutter longitudinally of the chucks.

2. In a device of the class described the combination with a rotary chuck of a shaft journaled obliquely thereto, a plurality of cutters on said shaft, means for moving the same longitudinally of the chuck and automatic means for moving the cutters to and y from the chuck v 3. -In a device of the class described the combination with a rotary chuck adapted to engage a blank, of an-arm pivoted beneath the same, a cutter-head 'j ournaled in said arm obliquely to the chuck and means adapted to engage the arm and move the cutter longitudinally of the chuck.

4. In a device of the class described the combination with a rotary chuck of outwardly and upwardly curved arms pivoted beneath the same, a shaft journaled in said arms obliquely to the chuck, a plurality of toothed cutters rigidly engaged thereon, a

cam-follower on said arm and a plurality of cams adapted to engage therewith and move the cutters longitudinally of the chuck and outwardly therefrom.

5. In a device of the class describedthe combination. with a frame of a rotative chuck thereon, curved arms pivoted on the frame beneath said chuck, a shaft journaled. thereon obliquely to thechuck, toothed cutters -on said shaft provided with beveled edges, an adjustable spring carried on the frame and adapted to normally hold the cutters from movement longitudinally of the chuck, me ans for moving said cutters against the tension of said spring and means for throwing said outters outwardly from the chuck.

6. In a device of the class described the combination with a frame of a chuck thereon adapted to engage a blank, a shaft beneath the chuck and parallel therewith, arms pivotally supported on said shaft and movable longitudinally thereof, an arbor journaled in said arms at an angle to the axis of the blank cutters thereon adapted toform threads in the blank, a follower on one of said arms, a

shaft journaled beneath the arbor and adjustable cams adapted to engage said follower and regulate the operation of the cutters.

7. In a device of the class described the combination with a frame of an intermittently-revol'ub'le mandrel thereon, continuously-rotating chucks on said mandrel adapt-' ed to engage blanks, an arbor pivotally supported adjacent the mandrel, at an angle to the axis of the blank a plurality of toothed thread-cutters thereon, means for moving said cutters longitudinally of the blank a distance equal to the lead of the thread during one revolution of the blank and means for throwing the cutters out of engagement therewith at the end of the revolution.

8. In a device of the class described the combination with a frame of an intermittently-revoluble arbor, a plurality of chucks thereon adapted to engage a blank, arms pivotally supported on the frame, an arbor j ournaled therein at an angle to the axis of the blank, a-cutter-head thereon, an arm engaged on the frame, an adjustable spring engaged thereon and on the pivot- .ally -supported arms, a cam-follower on one of said arms, a shaft journaled beneath the chucks, a longitudinally-directed adjustable cam thereon adapted to engage the cam-follower and move the cutter-head longitudinally of the blank, an adjustable, radially-directed cam on said shaft adapted to throw the cutters out of engagement with the blank andmean's for feeding the blanks 1 to the chucks.

9. In a device' of the class described'the e combination with a frame of 'an arbor journaled therein, .a plurality of rotative chucks on said arbor adapted to engage blanks,

means for throwing said chucks into andout of operative position, a pair of arms pivotally engaged beneath the arbor and extending forwardly and upwardly, longitudinallymovable cutting means thereon arranged at an angle to the axes of the blanks and a camadapted to intermittently throw 'said cutting means outwardly.

10. In a device of the class described the wardly curved arms pivoted on the frame thereon, means normally holding said cutters in position to engage the blanks, means for throwing said cutters out of cutting position and-means for moving the cutters longitudinally of thechucks.

11. In a device of the class described the combination with a frame-of an arbor journaled thereon, a cam on said arbor, means engaging said cam and intermittently rotating' the arbor, a plurality of chucks rotatively engaged on said arbor, a feed-chute adapted to deliver blanks to said chucks, means for beneath the chucks,- a plurality of cutters throwing the chucks into engagement with v the blanks, a pair of forwardly and upwardly curved arms pivotally supported beneath the chucks, a shaft j ournaled therein at an angle to. the axes of the chucks, cuttersthereon, means for rotatingsaid cutters, meansfor moving the cutters longitudinally of the chucks means for throwing said cutters into and out of engagement with the blanks and means for discharging the blank from the chucks.

In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscrlblng'witnesses.

.- GEORGE PRINGLE;

In presence of C. W. HILLs,

.LoU1sfJ.DELsoN. 

